Jacob in the middle
Jacob in the middle
Jacob and his brother E sau
Took his father´s blessing on both knees
Took it from his brother
Jumping into god´s spotlight
Third world birthright.
Like a fatboy does humour
In the shade of La´ban
Shamelessly stealing the show
So Rebekah and Isaac sent him east
In the shade of Lab´an
To seek old relations
Meet his heart in rachel
Sins and good deeds
tended by a god who
Ushered him unto spreading his seed
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Submitted on April 16, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | A BBCDD CEXXE BABXX |
---|---|
Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 435 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 5, 5, 5 |
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